The Minor Leagues [Hardcover]

Mike Blake (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This book valiantly attempts to cover the history of minor and Negro league baseball in slightly less than 400 pages. Each chapter relates the history of a specific minor league, includes a few brief anecdotes, and lists its hottest prospects from the 1990 season. The book is obviously a labor of love by Blake, a former minor league player himself. He has not, however, carried through on his premise. There are errors of fact (e.g., Bob Cobb owned the Hollywood Stars and the Brown Derby, not Bill Lane). The coverage of different leagues is brief, and the 1990 top prospects listing will quickly date the book. There is no coverage of leagues no longer in existence, which could have provided a wealth of colorful material. While potentially useful to minor league aficionados, this does not provide much new for the serious scholar or fan. Libraries with Robert Obojski's Bush League ( LJ 2/15/75) can pass on this, while others may buy as demand and interest dictates.
- William O. Scheeren, Hempfield Area Senior High Sch. Lib, Greensburg , Pa .
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wynwood Pr (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0922066604
• ISBN-13: 978-0922066605
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,484,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, But Not Great Treatment Of The Minors, May 5, 2010

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This review is from: The Minor Leagues (Hardcover)

This book is a good introduction to the minor leagues in 1990. The book provides some slight information into each of the leagues in existence at that point. Some famous former players are mentioned, and teams are named. In addition, there is a list in the book that mentions which leagues were in operation in the past and cities housing teams as well. Little information is added to naming the cities and leagues. Overall the book is readable and fun, but not very informative. So if you find it, read to see what was going on with names you might recognize, but thats about all you should expect.